Department Of Neurosurgery - Nurse Practitioner (APRN) or Physician Assistant

Hartford Hospital; Groton (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading institute in Neurosurgery as a Per Diem Physician Assistant/APRN at Hartford Hospital. This role involves comprehensive patient care in neurosurgery, providing coverage for diverse shifts and opportunities for professional growth within a collaborative team environment. Enjoy excellent training programs and a supportive culture focused on quality care.

Benefits

Robust onboarding experience

Frequent training and education opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a surgical subspeciality preferred.
• BE/BC NCCPA certified and CT licensed Physician Assistant or APRN with First Assist.

Responsibilities

• Manage neurosurgical patients in hospital settings, including ICU.
• Perform intake, progress notes, pre- and post-operative care.
• Assist in operating room during brain and spine surgeries.

Skills

Collaboration

Clinical Expertise

Patient Management

Education

NCCPA Certification

CT License

Physician Assistant or APRN

Job description

Location Detail: 85 Jefferson Street Hartford (10068)

Shift Detail: Per diem coverage with day time, night time, weekend, and/or holiday coverage responsibilities.

Work Location Type: In Person

Outstanding opportunity to joinanational leader in Neurosurgery.The Ayer Neuroscience Institute at Hartford HealthCarehas a new opportunity available for aPer Diem Neurosurgery Physician Assistant/APRNto join our Advanced Practice team atHartford Hospitallocated in Hartford, CT.

Practice autonomously, but collaboratively, with a team of attending neurosurgeons and APPs providing advanced specialized care to neurosurgical patients including open spine, MIS spine and deformity, intracranial cases, neurovascular, peripheral nerve, neurotrauma, and neuro-interventional radiological cases.

Enjoy a robust onboarding experience with an established, supportive process with frequent opportunities for training and education modalities at HHC’s Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI).

This role will assist in providing coverage on the inpatient side of neurosurgery including weekdays (day & night shifts), weekends (day & night shifts), and/or holidays to contribute to maintaining 24/7 service coverage.

Job details:

·Managing neurosurgical brain and spine patients on the floor, stepdown, and ICU settings.

·Intake H&Ps, progress notes, consultations, pre- and post-operative care, and discharges.

·Providing neurosurgical consultations in the hospital and in the emergency department.

·Performing bedside procedures: external ventricular drains, ICP monitors, lumbar drains, shunt taps.

·First assisting the attending neurosurgeon in the operating room in brain and spine surgeries.

·Per diem coverage of weekdays, weeknights, weekend days, weekend nights, and holidays based on neurosurgery service line coverage needs.

About the Ayer Neuroscience Institute:

The Ayer Neuroscience Instituteat Hartford HealthCare is a rapidly expanding Institute with a focus on comprehensive patient care, academics, and research. The Institute enjoys the resources of a system committed to excellence in patient quality and experience and an impressive staff of world class Neuroscience leaders.

About Hartford HealthCare (HHC):

HHC employs more than 2,500 providersin over400 practice locationsthroughout Connecticut with 7 acute care hospitals,one of the largest academic and surgical hospitals in the northeast, thriving community teaching hospitals, and one of the largest, physician-led, multi-specialty medical groups in New England.

We support your development and wellbeing through the respected Hartford HealthCare’s Office of Advanced Practice - an internal organization committed to the growth and development of our Advanced Practitioners, and the groundbreaking Office of Provider Wellness

All of this meansMORE OPPORTUNITYto propel your career to new heights within a deeply embedded culture of inclusion, innovation, and focus on the highest quality of care. We are a collegial group of teachers, researchers, innovators, and, most of all, caregivers.

Location:

Within an hour from New York City and two hours of Boston, Connecticut offers you and your family an exceptional lifestyle. Enjoy the finest schools in the nation, four beautiful seasons of recreational activities, and options to live at the shore, in leafy suburbs, or in vibrant urban areas.

Qualifications

Job requirements:

A minimum of 1 year of experience in a surgical subspeciality is strongly preferred.

BE/BC NCCPA certified and CT licensed Physician Assistant or APRN with First Assist.

This role will assist in providing 24/7 coverage on the inpatient side of neurosurgery including weekdays (day & night shifts), weekends (day & night shifts), and/or holidays on a per diem basis based on neurosurgery service line needs.